[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D931-D933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                           Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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                              Daily Digest

                                 Senate


Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S7089-S7201
Measures Introduced: Fourteen bills and three resolutions were 
introduced, as follows: S. 3309-3322, S.J. Res. 45, and S. Res. 620-
621.
  Pages S7148-49
Measures Reported:
  S.J. Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained 
in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
Page S7148
Measures Passed:
  Commemorating the late Detective John Michael Gibson and Private 
First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut: Senate agreed to S. Res. 621, 
honoring and commemorating the selfless acts of heroism displayed by 
the late Detective John Michael Gibson and Private First Class Jacob 
Joseph Chestnut of the United States Capitol Police on July 24, 1998, 
and expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for the 
professionalism and dedication of the United States Capitol Police. 
                                                            Pages S7197
  Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act: Senate passed H.R. 
4841, to approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement entered 
into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relating 
to alleged interferences with the water resources of the Tribe, to 
authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and 
perform the Settlement Agreement and related waivers, clearing the 
measure for the President.
  Pages S7197-98
Measures Considered:
Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act: Senate began consideration of S. 
3268, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price 
speculation with respect to energy commodities, after agreeing to the 
motion to proceed to its consideration, taking action on the following 
amendments proposed thereto:
  Page S7095-S7124, S7124-29
  Pending:
  Reid Amendment No. 5098, to establish the enactment date. 
                                                             Page S7129
  Reid Amendment No. 5099 (to Amendment No. 5098), to change the 
enactment date.
Pages S7129-30
  Reid Motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Agricultural, 
Nutrition, and Forestry with instructions to report back forthwith, 
with Reid Amendment No. 5100, to establish the effective date. 
                                                             Page S7130
  Reid Amendment No. 5101 (to the instructions of the motion to 
commit), to change the enactment date.
Page S7130
  Reid Amendment No. 5102 (to Amendment No. 5101), to change the 
enactment date.
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Friday, July 25, 2008.
Page S7130
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act: Senate began consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3186, to provide funding 
for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
  Page S7131-40
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, after 
agreeing to the motion to proceed and, in accordance with the 
provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on 
cloture will occur on Friday, July 25, 2008.
Page S7130
  A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 
approximately 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 24, 2008, and that the time 
until 10:30 a.m. be equally divided and controlled between the two 
Leaders, or their designees, and that the Majority control the first 
half of the time and the Republicans control the final half; provided 
further, that the time from 10:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. be equally 
divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees; and 
the time controlled in 30-minute alternating blocks of time, with the 
Majority controlling the first 30 minutes and the Republicans 
controlling the next 30 minutes.
Page S7190
House Messages:
Foreclosure Prevention Act: Senate began consideration of the amendment 
of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the 
amendments of the House to the amendment of the

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Senate to H.R. 3221, to provide needed housing reform.
  Page S7130
Pending:
  Senator Reid entered a motion to concur in the amendment of the House 
of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill.
Pages S7130-31
  Senator Reid entered a motion to concur in the amendment of the House 
of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to the amendments of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate to the bill, with Amendment 
No. 5103, to establish the effective date.
Page S7131
  Reid Amendment No. 5104 (to Amendment No. 5103), to change the 
enactment date.
Page S7131
  A motion was entered to close further debate on the motion to concur 
in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of 
the Senate to the amendments of the House to the Senate amendment to 
the bill and, in accordance with the provisions of rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, 
July 25, 2008.
Page S7131
Moment of Silence--Agreement: A unanimous-consent agreement was reached 
providing that at 3:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2008, that there be a 
moment of silence in remembrance of the late Detective John Michael 
Gibson and Private First Class Jacob Joseph Chestnut of the United 
States Capitol Police.
  Page S7089
Message from the President: Senate received the following message from 
the President of the United States:
  Transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Continuation of 
Emergency Regarding Export Control Regulations under the authority of 
Executive Order 13222 dated August 17, 2001; which was referred to the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (PM-59)
Page S7146
Removal of Injunction of Secrecy: The injunction of secrecy was removed 
from the following treaty:
  Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on Accession of 
Albania and Croatia (Treaty Doc. No. 110-20).
  The treaty was transmitted to the Senate today, considered as having 
been read for the first time, and referred, with accompanying papers, 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations and ordered to be printed. 
                                                             Page S7198
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
  Nelson M. Ford, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army.
  Joseph A. Benkert, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense.
  Sean Joseph Stackley, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Navy.
  Frederick S. Celec, of Virginia, to be Assistant to the Secretary of 
Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs.
  4 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  11 Army nominations in the rank of general.
  12 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
  4 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy. 
                                               Pages S7198-99, S7200-01
Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
  Mark J. Gerencser, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the National 
Security Education Board for a term of four years.
  David H. McIntyre, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Security 
Education Board for a term of four years.
  Ambrose L. Schwallie, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for a term expiring October 18, 
2013.
  Maria Cino, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring 
December 17, 2010.
  Eric F. Melgren, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Kansas.
  Marco A. Hernandez, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Oregon.
  22 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
  Routine lists in the Air Force, Army.
Pages S7199-S7200
Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notification of withdrawal of the 
following nomination:
  Carol Dillon Kissal, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small 
Business Administration, which was sent to the Senate on February 25, 
2008.
Page S7201
Messages from the House:
  Pages S7146-47
Measures Referred:
  Page S7147
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
  Page S7147
Executive Communications:
  Page S7147
Petitions and Memorials:
  Pages S7147-48
Additional Cosponsors:
  Pages S7149-50
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
  Pages S7150-79
Additional Statements:
  Pages S7145-46
Amendments Submitted:
  Pages S7179-96
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
  Pages S7196

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
  Pages S7196-97
Privileges of the Floor:
  Page S7197
Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and recessed at 8:05 p.m., until 
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2008. (For Senate's program, see the 
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S7199.)